Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Orange Business Services said they have formed an alliance to support large enterprises with their cloud strategy and the transformation of their infrastructure and applications to cloud-based models.

This alliance will begin by targeting French businesses before approaching companies in other European countries where Accenture does not have existing alliances with other providers.

The alliance was formed to provide large enterprises with end-to-end cloud services that will help them to simplify the management of their IT infrastructure and increase their market flexibility, while keeping development costs under control.

Under the alliance, Accenture and Orange Business Services will collaborate to support their clients by helping large enterprises to:

Orange Business Services, the Orange branch dedicated to B2B services, is a leading global integrator of communications solutions for multinational corporations. Learn more at www.orange-business.com.

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 289,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Its home page is www.accenture.com.